Main domain | Definition | Tests |
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General cognitive | Child’s ability to learn and solve problems | WPPSI-R, DAS, SBIS, MSCA,MSEL, GDS, BSID |
Language | Child’s ability to both understand and use language | PPVT-III, NEPSY, RDLS, GDS |
Non verbal processing | Child’s ability to organize the visual-spatial field, adapt to new or novel situations, and/or accurately read nonverbal signals and cues. | K-ABC, Non verbal subtests of DAS, WPPSI, MSCA |
Psychomotor | The child’s ability to connect thoughts with muscle movements | Vineland Motor Domain, MSCA, NEPSY, GDS, BSID |
Executive functions | Child’s ability to analyze situations, plan and take action, focus and maintain attention, and adjust actions as needed to get the job done | WPPSI-R Animal Pegs, NEPSY, GDS |
Memory | Child’s ability to hold and manipulate information over brief periods of time, in the course of ongoing cognitive activities | DAS, MSCA, BSID, NEPSY |
Social/emotional adjustment | Child’s ability to interact with others, including helping themselves and self-control. | VSS, CBC, CBRS, GDS, IBR, RPD-Q, VSMS |